BOOKER FrankMareMagnum
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8vo., Best Edition, with a frontispiece, illustrated title, 8 coloured plates, 38 monochrome plates and 13 illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in the dustwrapper. Considerably expanded version of the original edition of 1977. Ottley, 11804 [1977 edn]
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 12105.
Oversize harback with red illustrated paper over green cloth boards. 10"w x 12 1/4"h. Elaborate color map endpapers of the Saint Lawrence River, several other maps inside. Back of cover has a presentation seal identifying the book as #4485, presented to "The N.E. Dairyman" in neat cursive pen. An introduction by the commissioners, after which the book has text on the L. page with a very large b&w photo on the right, captioned below, displaying some element of the Port or some aspect of the Montreal harbor, all on glossy paper.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (one coloured), title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Part 1: 1906-1930; Part 2: 1930-1965. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 11981.
8 pages in blue card covers. A short article intended to preserve the history and statistics of the Wellington Colliery Railway, one of the early narrow-gauge railways which ushered in wide gauge on Vancouver Island before the transcontinental railways reached the shores of the Pacific. The railway was abandoned in 1899, and the locomotives and rails taken to Extension. Today, timber grows on the old grades over which millions of tons of Wellington coal had been hauled." - from pages 3 and 5. Includes copies of 5 black and white photographs which show the first train to Wellington in 1880, the locomotive Columbia, the last coal to be hoisted in the Nanaimo-Wellington district in November 1953, and more. Author was chief inspector of the Railways Branch. Unmarked. Average wear. Some damage to bottom two inches of left margin of page 3. Blue card covers. Book
256p., illus. 1,000+ steam, electric & diesel locomotives from 1804 to present Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with some sunning. 149pp. This book covers the whole range of Great Central, North Eastern and Great Eastern 4-6-0s as well as the classes built by the LNER after 1923. Welll illustrated including locomotive diagrams.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12205.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs (the majority full-page) in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; original decorative grey cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in brown, backstrip mildly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in The Studio's series 'The New Vision' and subtitled 'The Locomotive (its Esthetics)' Raymond Loewy's masterpiece collects the finest 'art' images of locomotives from around the world arranged by theme. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Ottley, 3040.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs (the majority full-page) in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; handsomely bound in twentieth-century full maroon crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, gilt back, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, original decorative cloth from upper board and backstrip mounted on new leaves at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published in The Studio's series 'The New Vision' and subtitled 'The Locomotive (its Esthetics)' Raymond Loewy's masterpiece collects the finest 'art' images of locomotives from around the world arranged by theme. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 3040.
Book in new condition with very minor traces of storage. 64pp. A study of James Cudworth's locomotives which ran for thirty-one years on England's South Eastern Railway which he joined as Locomotive Superintendant in 1845. Well illustrated with detailed drawings and a few photographs of these engines. Undated ca 1990s.
4to., First Edition, with photographic title-spread, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12365.
Four copies No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing, tanning to pages and slightly dusty. 481-575pp. Volume 86 Nos 2141-2144 (May 21 1942, May 28 1942, June 4 1942, June 11 1942) The magazines with articles on making model planes, model cars, model boats, model locomotives and their components, iron founding, lathes, traction engines, metal heat treatment, soldering and more.
Four copies No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing, tanning to pages and slightly dusty. 577-624 and 1-48pp. Volume 86 Nos 2145-2146 and Volume 87 Nos 2147-2148 (June 18 1942, June 25 1942, July 2 1942, July 9 1942) The magazines with articles on making model planes, model cars, model locomotives, model boats and their components, iron founding, lathes, traction engines, metal heat treatment, soldering and more.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Ottley, 12256.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased withy light indenting to front and rear and with minor rubbing to upper edge. 591pp. An extensive very well illustrated study of world-wide railways from the first Babylonian ones to the 160mph Tokaido Line trains.
Covers show light wear only Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind with no blemishes. Heavily photo illustrated in B&W, mechanical drawings, electrical diagrams, tables, charts. 147 pages, large format. Contents include Work of early pioneer and inventors, Locomotivs developed between 1880 and 1910, Locomotives for main lines built between 1910 & 1935, Main line electrifications after 1935, Development of the electric locomtove and its components, etc.
4to., Second Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette, and numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1979. Ottley, 12310.
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased. 156pp. This book sets out to depict the great age of railways in terms of the way it affected the whole community.
8vo., First Edition, with maps and tables; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Detailed and scholarly account by the leading railway historian of his generation. Ottley 13043.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title, very numerous illustrations and maps (a number full-page) in the text, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Wide-ranging collection of 119 essays arranged by theme under ten headings. Contributors include Acworth, Betjeman, Hamilton Ellis, Nock, Pendleton, Rolt, Simmons, Tuplin and Whitehouse among many others. Ottley, 7812.
72 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos, accompanied by descriptive text. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
